Shloka 28
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
अब्र॒ुवंश्ष महाराज सर्वाः सास्राविलेक्षणा: । स्वस्रीयो वासुदेवस्य मृतो जात इति प्रभो
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Abruvan mahārāja sarvāḥ sāśrāvilekṣaṇāḥ | svasrīyo Vāsudevasya mṛto jāta iti prabho ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô roi, toutes ces femmes, les yeux brouillés de larmes, sanglotaient et s’écriaient : “Hélas ! L’enfant de la sœur de Vāsudeva est né mort, ô seigneur !”» La scène souligne la fragilité de la vie même après de grandes victoires, et fait du chagrin une réponse humaine partagée qui éprouve la constance et la compassion dans le dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the wake of royal rites and restored order, dharma must include compassion toward suffering; collective grief reveals the impermanence of worldly success and calls leaders to respond with steadiness, care, and ethical responsibility.
Women present in the scene are overwhelmed with sorrow, their eyes streaming with tears, as they announce that the child connected to Vāsudeva through his sister’s line has been born dead.